As always I enjoy Amy's books and always look forward to the next one.
I love Cindy. Of all the Reihl children she's the most sensitive child who takes her mother's death very hard. She misses her mom Just like I do. I miss my mom so very much it hurts because I feel she has missed out on so much.
I wanted to put my arms around her and tell her that she's making a very big mistake bit sometimes God has other plans.
Sometimes we don't see what's in front of us all along until it's almost too late. I'm like that too. I learned to be content at 50 years of age. Life on the other side of the grass is not always what it seems.
I wish I had a big family like Cindy does but now I'm glad I don't.
I would feel a little lost trying to find my place and I think that's why Cindy felt a little rebellious.
Cindy's father reminds me so much of my dad it isn't funny. Especially how he done things.
I resented my dad for years. I just now learned to forgive him and truly mean it but I never accepted my step mother. I didn't like her with a passion and she likewise. I think it was jealousy. You know, that little green bug that bites when you least expect it.
I love Amy's writings. She can make the characters in the book relate with how the readers feel in real life. I like that.
Cindy is special to me. I feel like she is me in many ways. I can see myself in her a lot!
Thanks Amy for another great story!! Keep em coming!!!
Thank you Netgalley for an opportunity to read this awesome book!
I received a complimentary copy of this book with no compensations received. All opinions are my own!!

I think this is Amy Clipston’s best book yet. She’s written a compelling Amish story that sets up an almost impossible situation between Cindy and Drew and their desire to get married. Cindy has grown up in an Amish family, but does not feel drawn to join the church. Drew is an Englisher who is a Christian, but has been told by Cindy’s dad that if he marries Cindy, she will be shut out of their family circle for marrying outside their faith. Cindy finds herself caught between two worlds and not knowing where she truly belongs.

This is an emotional story. The author has done a good job of conveying how both sides feel love and concern for Cindy’s decisions, and that gives this book a true-life feel to it. It’s also interesting to watch Cindy, Drew, and her family members grow spiritually as they face this conflict. I got quite involved in this story and kept reading to find out how everything would come together. The ending was not what I originally thought would happen, but it was a very satisfying one.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Cindy is busy hanging laundry when the family cow makes a run for the neighbors. She chases after it and comes upon the new farm hand Drew who is a Englisher. He helps her get the cow home with his sweet dog. Drew comes to dinner after and invite for helping with the cow. They both find themselves attracted to each other. Cindy knows she cannot be with someone who not Amish. Drew does not understand all the hurt Cindy has and why she hasn't joined the church. They start sneaking and seeing each other. When her family finds out her father insist she not see Drew and bans him from seeing Cindy. Cindy and Drew realize how much they truly love each other and decide to get married regardless of what her family thinks. None of them will talk to her or have anything to do with her. Right before Christmas she finds she is with child. Drew and Cindy are excited about their growing family. When tragedy strikes and they lose their baby. Drew calls on her family to help comfort her. When he sees how the community helps each other he makes a decision to become a part of the church and he and Cindy join together..

Falling in love with a person outside of their faith could cause much trouble for the main characters. From the beginning, their friendship turns to love and the possibility of a future together is considered although it brings concerns. This story is filled with love, faith and family. I enjoyed this one. I received a complimentary copy. No review was required.

A new book by one of my favorite authors. This is the final book in this series. I am both happy and sad. In this charming book filled with faith, family, and a friends, we get Cindy's story. I will miss my friends but am so glad Cindy got her story! If you love Amish fiction, or even if you don't, if you have read the previous books or you are new to Amy and this series, You will be enchanted by this book. Thank you netgalley for the arc of this book. The opinions are solely my own.

Cindy Riehl is struggling. Her mother passed away unexpectedly and she is unable to move forward with her life. Her family has continued on with life and because they have, she feels isolated. She meets the neighbors helper, an Englisher named Drew. They are drawn together by shared experience. Will Drew lure Cindy into leaving her community?

Amy Clipston develops characters that feel like friends. You feel emotionally attached and hope troubled characters will find peace. Reading this book is a nice treat that takes you away from the stresses of everyday living.

We all deserve to read a great book that comforts our soul and this is one you need to experience.

The Amish are known for their hospitality, especially with outsiders. But if an outsider tries to infiltrate the community, the hospitality becomes chilly, even frigid.

Cindy Riehl is the last child of Vernon to be living at home. Her mother had passed away when she was fairly young and she's been out of sorts ever since. But when her cow, Cucumber, gets out of her pen and goes to the neighbor's farm, Cindy meets Drew, the handyman living in the Dawdi House.

The one issue between Cindy and her daad is that she has not been baptised or joined the church yet. When Drew comes along, he becomes another wedge to push them apart. The unintended fall-out is that Cindy becomes estranged to her whole family.

Drew and Cindy spend much time in prayer, trying to figure out what direction God is leading them. The denouement is wrapped up in the answer to the prayers.

I know that there are Amish who stick to the rules like epoxy, and there are Amish who bend the rules to fit their own ideas. Vernon Riehl had a bit of that characteristic. And Vernon ruled his family with an iron fist--even those who were already married.

Amy Clipston is a talented author of Amish fiction and A Welcome at Our Door is one of her better works. She has shown that Amish are faulty people who can have wrong ideas and wrong actions just as much as Englisch people can.

This is a five star book, two thumbs up, and a Cucumber Cow to shake things up a bit.

My thanks to Zondervan Fiction for allowing me to read and review this book.

A Welcome at Our Door is a heartwarming story of faith, family, and romance. Readers of Amish fiction will thoroughly enjoy the story of Cindy Riehl who was raised in an Amish community and her Englisher neighbor Drew. Cindy and Drew find themselves falling in love, but with disapproval from her Amish family, Cindy is unsure about her future and her place in the Amish community. Amy Clipston created a wonderful novel that will keep readers eagerly waiting to see what happens next. With well developed characters and an interesting storyline, this is an Amish story that readers will not want to miss.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Zondervan through NetGalley and was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine.

3.5 stars

This is the final book in the series, though it could stand alone, and the focus in on Cindy. Returning readers will enjoy seeing familiar characters from the prior books. Things didn’t go quite as I’d expected, but it was an enjoyable story and a nice conclusion to the series. Situations not always addressed in Amish fiction are tackled in this one (such as how the community may treat a member considering a relationship with an Englisher and how that comes into line with their personal and religious convictions). Characters are well-developed. Cindy’s struggles with finding where she fits will likely be relatable for many readers, who may find themselves crying, cheering, and laughing along the way. On a fun note, I loved Cindy’s cow’s name! Through it all, God’s love and forgiveness is evident.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, but I wasn’t required to leave a positive review.

The final book in Amy Clipston's Amish Homestead Series, A Welcome at our Door, is the story of the youngest Riehl sibling, Cindy. Cindy has felt lost and alone in the seven years since her mother died. She has had a hard time understanding how the loss can be God's will for her family. She hasn't mentioned her thoughts to her family, though, because she knows she is simply supposed to trust. This causes her to feel even more lonely and cut off from them. When the family cow, Cucumber, escapes and makes her way to the neighbor's house, she meets Drew. Drew has also suffered the loss of family, and the two of them forge a special friendship. As the friendship deepens, Cindy's family warns them of the consequences if they are together. I won't tell you what happens, because I want you to enjoy the story as much as I did. I will say that I had moments where I was actually nervous and my heart hurt for this couple. I also laughed out loud and cried on more than one occasion. Cindy and Drew will have to reach out to God for the answers if they want to find a way to be together. This story was a nice conclusion to the series and I will be sorry to see the end of the Riehl family, although I am hoping that Clipston throws in a few novellas here and there so we can see what happens in the future! I would highly recommend this book to fans of Amish fiction and fans of Clipston. You won't be disappointed. I received a free copy of this story from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Book 4 in the "An Amish Homestead Novel" series, A Welcome at Our Door focuses on Cindy's story. Her older siblings have all married and moved from home while she remains with her father and step-mother & step siblings. No one fully understands Cindy's continued feelings of grief over the loss of her mother several years ago. She meets her new English neighbor and finally finds someone who understands. Great story about the depth of grief, the confusion of Amish/English relationships, and the depth of family love and support. Well-written story, difficult to put down!

I am a fan of Amy Clipston. Having said that I confess I was a little disappointed in A Welcome at Our Door. The plot is strong and the characters are believable but the story seems to be on a loop. Cindy, a good Amish girl, has never moved past the death of her mother. She feels disconnected from her family and the church. Then she meets Drew. Of course he is English and not someone she can have a future with. But that doesn’t prevent them from falling in love. At this point the story seems to repeat. They meet and decide they want to be together but they can’t. So they make an effort to get on with their lives until they meet again. And so on and so on. Then there is the repeated efforts of Cindy’s family to guilt her into staying Amish and joining the church....repeatedly. This really confused me. I thought if a person was not baptized and left the Amish lifestyle they would not be shunned. While the story never says Cindy will be shunned, the implication is her family will disown her. The predictability and repetition of the story really became tiresome. Sorry Amy. Just not my favorite book from you.
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Clipston continued the Amish series with Cindy having trouble moving on after her mother's death. She feels everyone else in the family, including her dad, has moved on but she feels stuck. After she meets her new neighbor, Drew, because of her cow, Cucumber, she feels like she has met someone who finally understands her. The problem is Drew is English and she is Amish and her family doesn't understand e stand the relationship. Cindy has to overcrowding me obstacles in the story which really holds the reader's attention. Great story and I had a hard time putting it down to do other things.

One of the many things I like about this author is that she has a somewhat different style of writing Amish fiction. One of the things she includes in her stories is a viewpoint that this culture, as with all groups, is not 100% perfect. Although this is a work of fiction, including this gives the story a sense of realism.

The reality in A Welcome at Our Door has to do with the the Riehl family’s convictions. The family members are loving and caring. They are also friendly and hospitable to their neighbor, Drew Collins, an Englisher. Or rather, they are friendly and hospitable towards him until something occurs that goes against their convictions.

Although the Riehls are a loving and caring family, Cindy, the youngest of the Riehl children, just doesn’t feel like she fits in. Since her mother’s passing, she feels like no one understands her. That all changes when she meets Drew. And that’s also when the Riehls’ friendship and hospitality toward Drew changes, all in the name of their convictions.

The story takes you through the friendship, a budding romance, hurts, hard choices, and finally, forgiveness. It had me laughing in some parts, crying in others, frustrated in many, and left me with a feeling of peace seeing that no matter what the situation, God’s love and forgiveness make all of the difference. Add to that a surprise twist that I didn’t see coming and you have a lovely story that is well worth the read.

***I received a complimentary copy of this book from Zondervan through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This is a very well written book that holds your attention from the first page till last. This book is full of emotions, you will laugh, cry and cheer. This book has a twist to it that I've never read before, it was very interesting. Thank you Zondervan via NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. This is my honest opinion of this book. I highly recommend this book.

This is the last book in the Amish Homestead series by Amy Clipston and by far the most compelling.. Cindy Riehl is the youngest member of the original Riehl family and the one who has struggled the most since losing her mother. She has yet to join the church and settle down which has caused an uneasiness within the family. Cindy meets an Englischer named Drew who went through a similar situation as she did. The two share a common ground and form a deep friendship. This friendship causes the Riehl family to become verbally hostile to both Drew and Cindy.
This was a very powerful book, exposing a side to the Amish and their commitment to the Ordnung that isn't always written about. My heart went out to Cindy and Drew as the constant badgering took it's toll on them.
I applaud Amy for showing how the Amish can and will treat their own family when one considers becoming involved with someone outside of their religion.
The book was well written with good characters had depth to them. The ending was a surprise for me. I really enjoyed the book and I am sure all of my library patrons will too.

A Welcome at Our Door provides a look inside the Amish community, but with a slightly different twist. This time it is a young English man who is interested in the Amish church. The characters are interesting and very likeable, and left me wondering how their lives will unfold.

I've enjoyed all of the books in this series, and just knew that Cindy's book was going to play out a little differently. She's the baby...it had to! However, I never expected it to go quite the way that it did. Without spoiling the story, I'll say that it was interesting to see how certain situations are handled in the Amish community. I enjoyed meeting back up with the main characters from the other books in this series and getting to see where they are at this point in their relationships. The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the ending. I know that it ties up loose ends, but felt that it just kinda jumped and felt contrived. Nevertheless, this is a fantastic series!